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Saban and the Giants have long been linked together, with rumors suggesting he was nearly hired as the team’s head coach prior to Jim Fassel and then again in 2016 prior to Ben McAdoo.

Anyone and everyone from Tom Arnold to Landon Collins have weighed in on the potential pairing, each adding their own flavor to the rumors. And on Tuesday, recently retired Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians did the same.

While appearing on “The Herd with Colin Cowherd,” Arians said flat-out that Saban “covets” the Giants’ head coaching job.

“It would not surprise me,” Arians said. “And there’s a job he covets that happens to be open. But he’s got a dynasty right now and another dynamite recruiting class. Why he would do it, I don’t know. But it would not shock me if he did.”

And why new York?

“Because they’re the New York Giants. When we grew up, they were the thing,” Arians added.

Contrary to what Arians said however, the New York Post reports Saban has no legitimate interest in the Giants or a return to the NFL.

A Giants source did not have any real reaction to Arians’ assertion of Saban’s desire to come to the Giants.

“Has Nick Saban reached out to the Giants and said, ‘I’d like to talk to you about your job if you’re still looking for a head coach?’ Not to my knowledge,” the source said.

Meanwhile, the Giants have gone on about their coaching search with no mention of Saban. They’ve interviewed Steve Spagnuolo, Pat Shurmur, Matt Patricia, Josh McDaniels, Steve Wilks and have Eric Studesville visiting them on Wednesday.

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Saban, on the other hand, is fresh off of another National Championship, having come back to defeat the Georgia Bulldogs on Monday night. And thus far, he’s shown no public interest in leaving the Crimson Tide for any reason — even for a Giants job he allegedly “covets.”

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